Coffee urn



Oct. 28, 1924.

. l1,512,971 J. G. ZOLLEIS COFFEE URN Filed April 1 1922 y l 1g 5mm/who@ u Patented Oct. 28, 1924.

UNITEDv STATES JOHN G. ZOLLEIS, F AIBVARK, JERSEY. Y

'COFFEE URN.

Application filed April 19, 1922. Serial No. 555,570.

To all whom t may concern.' Y

Be 'it known that I, JOHN G. ZOLLEIS, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coffee Urns, of which the following isl a specification.

` This invention relates to improvements in urns such as -coffee urns and more particularly f to urns especially constructed and adapted for selectively dispensing or serving anyv of; a plurality ofdifferent beverages as maybe required; and has special reference to the provision of an urnv of this nature in which a single valve or faucet is employed and may be controlled for selectively dispensing the desired beverage at will.

One of the welll known types of coffeer urns` now extensively marketed and employed Vcomprises anA outer water tank or receptacle in which is suspendedly arranged Ian-inner coffee receptacle,the outer receptacle or tank serving as a boiler for` heating the'coifee in the inner receptacle.V For dispensing the coffee from the urn a faucet is employed mounted on the outer receptacle and connected for communication tothe inner coffee receptacle, and for removing the contents of the outer receptacle or tank a second faucet also mounted on the4 water receptacle and spacedl from the coffee faucet is utilized, each of the said faucets being supplied with a suitable liquid gauge for indicating the level of either they coffee or water in the respective receptacles. As these urns are at present employed, only the content of the inner receptacle is used for beverage purposes, the outer tank being in most instances utilized only for heatingv the beverage 1n the lnner 'container or re-l ceptacle. A prime desideratum ofk my present invention comprehends the provision of an urn of this type improved so that the contents of the outer receptacle may be dispensed for drinking purposes, the water in the said receptacle being, for example, utilized for tea, and so that the contents of both receptacles may be selectivelyserved or dispensedl in accordance with the demands of a customer, the invention including the utilization of a single faucet or cock which may be controlled to deliver or dispense either the coffee or the tea at will. s

A further principal object of the present invention comprehends the provision of` an urn of the nature referred" tofin. which; the

faucets and gauges are combined into a. unitary `construction or fitting so that not only will thel different beverages' be dis# By providing this unitary` construction,7A

moreover, I am enabledto considerably reducethefcost of manufacture of the urn and to obtain anurn construction-'having a neat` and attractive appearance. A

'Io theaccomplishment ofthe foregoing and such other objects as Lmay hereinafter appear, my invention consistsin fthe'ele ments and'their 4relation one tothe other, as hereinafter particularlyk described and soughtto be defined in the claims, reference being had "to the accompanying drawings whichv show a preferred embodiment of my invention and in which: j "i" -Figure 1 is an elevational view'of an urn showing my improvements thereto, parts of the urn shown in cross section and other parts broken away, I' v AFigure@ is a front view of my unitary faucet and gauge 1 construction employed with the urn, Y i,

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view of the same taken on the line 3 3, Figure l, and` f Figure 4 is a top plan view of the same on a reduced scale. n a

Referring to the drawings, the urn com? prises the usual outer receptacle or cylindricalwater tank 10` having the -bottom 11 and provided with a plurality of legs such as l2y and an inner receptacle 13 suspendedly arranged within the outer receptacle, the said inner receptacle being provided with an upper flange portion held betweenspaced annular Supports 14 and 15 attached in any desired ymanner tothe outer receptacle, the outertank or receptacle 10 being'intended for rholding a supply of water such as 16,L the inner receptacle being intended forcentaininga supply Vofvcoifee such as 17. l The inner receptacle 13 is provided with thefusual bag 18 karranged at the top thereof for holding the .coffee grounds. lFor heating the waterl in the tank or receptacle l0 there may be provided the usual burner or other heat source 119.

As heretofore .meritioned, a principal vobject of the present invention comprehends the provision of an urn construction 1n which the liquid supplies '16 and 17 held by the outer and inner receptacles respectively may be utilized at will for beverage purposes and in which a single faucet mayabe controlled for selectively withdrawing or dispensing the idifl'erent 'beverages at iwill. To athese 'fendslimy invention zcomprehends the iprovision I'of 4launitany faucet construction F arranged `for communicating conne'ction'lwith the outer' vandzinner receptacles 10 Vand 113 respectively. .The faucet F l `compri-'ses a valve casing120zand a .valve :member 21 rmovable therein, `the said valve member being :preferably in the .form of a tapered plug asshown in the drawings, the said plug comprising :a two-way valve member and? being provided with ythe transverse passage22fand with fa porty 23.in the sidewall ofv the .plug lcommunicating with a Vconically shaped axialipassage .oraoutlet :24. rI`he `plug v 21 is rotatable in the rca-sing 2O by means lil) of1the-'handle25,.a :pin'26 cooperating with opposite :shoulder lportions 27;:and 28 in thexcasing 20"ibeingv provided for limiting .therotation-:of the y.plug :21 in oppositedirections.- "For resilientl7 urging y.the valve plug 21 in its. seat -lin the `casing 20 the. said plug Lmay be r`provided with .the vnut 29 tlneadedb7 received; ateaneend .of the plug, as clearly shown in Figure l'ofthef drawings, the said nut IVbeing provided *with an annular :recess 30 A'housing a spr-ing 31, which spring isainterposedlbetween the. nut .29 and the valve Casing 20' for 'normally l seating thefpligig positively in ftheqsaidlcasing. The faucetfF [is .further provided with a I.plurality of independent liquid conducting passages 32. lande-.33a adapted for; connecting communication .with the inner fandouter :receptacles, as will be made clear hereinafter,

and #arranged 'for .selective communication with the independent passages of thevalve inem-ber 21.v .Theaxial passage'24 vof the plug-.defines one-.-1of.tlie discharge outlets'of the jfaucet and forprovi'ding. `an independent dischargeoutlet the* faucet additionally includes .the :front spout 34.

'The1faucet=F`is.connected tothe inner tll@ .laassagev32bengr connected to: the' inner with the handle:25 in the central for off position, the .passage 22 `of the .plug :connecting the `outlet Vspout 34 with ithe conducting passage -32 forfdispensing :coffee through `the spout. 34 when theih'andle25 Vfis rotated .clockwise las viewed in Figure -4 to its limitingposition,,theduct23rand axial passage 24 of :the plug being connectedito the conducting passage -for1dispensing water -when .the handle 25.is;rotated1.'connter clockwiseto its limiting positionas shown by the arrow 'in yFigure 4. lith-,the cpro vision 'of fth-is construction it will 'The seen that coffee .or water may '.belseflectively :dis-

pensed .or discharged Yby 4controlling ithe handle 25 ofthe Avalveor '.faucet, the gwater and coffee being conducted throughout:

comprehends the Aprovision @of an nrn 1in which .the faucets and gauges Ofpriorz'co-nstruct-ions are combined :into -fa unitary fitting so thatenotzv only will the-:different 'beveragesbe dispensable: at :a singldsource, f but so that thelevelof :both .ibeverages `willbe viewable aand observable at-the same time by theoperatorjor dispenser. To'these..en1ds l '-,combine .the ,faucet F =wzith1the double liquid gauges Yutilized fwith the inner :fa-nd outer receptacles, the Alicpiidigaugesbeiing arranged side jby side if. for :simultaneous A' observation :and connected to ithe independent passages I32 and 33 .o'fithe 'faucet .F *The gauge means of. my'. invention'. :mayfcompris'e the glass tubes 43-cand44 :attachedfto the upper :andgflower plates $45 `and 46 respectively a-ndf connected forcommunication to thepassages 32 andy 33. respectively,l tlie'faucet fitting being provic edwith'bosses 471-and 48 having the by-paths 7`49 :an-d .50A connnnnieatingwithV the tubes 43 and 144,.Y emergency cocksv 51. and 52l being-1provided'.'infthelinesY 44 and .the :by-ipatlis49 'and 1,50. 4 Connecting the plates45 and46i there :maylbe provided the plurality `of spaced' rods i53. EIlhefgauge means further includes. anupperittifng -54 which is preferably of .inverted U-'shape, having onebranch 55 :offthe Ufc'onnectedfto than ` a@ gaug tube. agee said.. ,bmah being openV tojatmospherewand provided with the vent.' The other branch 57 of the fitting 5 44V communicates with the gaugeA tube 44 .and connects the same` as by means of a transverse passage 58 and the centrallyvarranged integralnipple 59 tothe outer receptacle or compartment, the. nipple* 59 being attached to the walls of the outer re-V ceptacle 10 as by means of the nut 60 thread-V edly received by a correspondingly threaded portion of the saidnipple. With this construction I not only provide a unitary faucet and gauge means which may be` controlled forthe selective dispensing of beverages and in which the contents of both receptacles may be simultaneously observable by the dispenser, but in which I am .enabled to considerably reduce the cost of manufacture 0fy theurn' and the fittings and equipments therefor, an urn construction being, moreover, obtainable in which all the fittings are located centrally thereof, presenting a neat, attractive and highlyv pleasing appearance. The manner of making and using my ini- 'proved urn will, in the main, 'be apparent from the above detailed description thereof.' It will be apparent that with the construction provided the water in the water receptacle l0, in addition to being utilized for heating purposes, may be utilized as a bev-- erage for dispensing purposes, a single faucet F under the selective controlA of the operator for dispensing at will either of two beverages being employed. It will be further fully apparent that the dispensing source for both beverages is localized, control and observation of the contents of the receptacle being thus afforded at a single station.

It ywill be evident from the description that there is a plurality of receptacles, one suspended within the other, together with means to selectively dispense from either receptacle. The said means comprises a valve casing having a Y-shaped passage, the branches of which extend alongside each other in parellel relation, and are connected with the respective receptacles, the body constituting an outlet for one passage, and a valve or plug is at the junction of the branches with the body. This valve has a discharge outlet for the other passage and has means to connect in alternation one passage with the body and the other with the outlet of the valve. The casing has means to connect it with the two receptacles, and it carries the sight gauges connected with the receptacle passages, and has means for engaging the outer receptacle to position the gauges and connect one of them with the atmosphere, and the other with the outer receptacle.

While I have shown my device in the pre*- ferred form, it will be obvious that many tacles, one suspended within the other, andi means to selectively Adispense from either regceptacle, comprising a valve casing `having Y-shaped passage, the branches of the pas- I sage connected rwith the respective recep-V tacles, and a. valve at the junction of the branches with the bodythereoisaid valve having a discharge outlet, and means' to connect in alternation one of the passages with said outlet and the other with the body o-f the casing,V said body providing a second outlet. l i

2. In an urn, an outer receptacle or tanir for holding a liquid supply, an inner recep-` tacle within the outer receptacle for holding a second and different liquid supply .and a faucet provided with a Vtwo-way valve con nected for communication to both the said receptacles, the said two-way valve 4being adaptedr to be moved into either of two'positions for selectively dispensing either of said supplies at will, the said faucet including two independent discharge outlets.4

3. In an urn1 an outer receptacle or tank for holding a supply of water, an inner receptacle within the outer receptacle for holding a supply of coifee and a faucet comprising a two-way valve and independent ducts connected for communication to both of said receptacles and independent discharge outlets leading from the said valve, the faucet being adapted for selective operatioln for dispensing either of said supplies at wi l.

4. In an urn, an outer receptacle or tank for holding a liquid supply, an inner receptacle within the outer receptacle for holding a second and different liquid supply, a faucet detachably connected with both receptacles and having independent ducts or passages communicating with the receptacles, each duct having an independent discharge outlet, and a valve adapted to be moved intoy either of two positions for selectively dispensing through either duct.

5. In an urn, in combination, a faucet comprising a two-way valve adapted to be selectively moved into either of two positions for selectively or separately dispensing either of two liquid supplies at will and independent passages leading thereto Vand a plurality of liquid gauges therefor, one connected to each passage, said passages having discharge outlets spaced apart from each other.

v6. In an urn, in combination, a faucet comprising a two-way valve, independent passages leading thereto and independent discharge passages leading therefrom and a plurality of liquid gaugestherefonone connectedto each of said firstmentioned passages.

7, ln combination, aunitary fitting comprising a. faucet and a gauge means, thesaid faucet including a Valve member having a plurality or passages therethrough and a Valve casing including independent passages leading tothe valvemember, the said gauge means, including a plurality of liquid gauges connected together, onegauge connected ltor communication to each ot the said independent passages.

S. in combination.I a unitary'tting comprisinga faucet. and a'gauge means, the said fautetincluding a Tvalve member having a plurality ot passages therethrougha a Valve casing including independent passages r leading to the valve member and independent discharge `ducts leading therefrom, tlie, said gauge member including a plurality of g uges connectedtogether, one gauge connected for communication to each of the independent passages.

9. ln combination, a unitary tting comprising a faucet and a gauge. means, the

saidvt'aucet `including a valve member having a plurality of passages therethrough, a Valye casingy including independent passagesvleading l to the yalve member, the sa-id gaugel mensihludng a plurality Qflqud gauges connected together,y one 't gauge connectk-id communication Y to "each of' 4the said Alinde'- pendent pas'sages and meansy vfor attaching the said faucet and gauge means tfo areceptacle.` 'y 0. :In an urn, in combination, `a faucet. comprising v a twowayy vValve adapted to be selectively moved intoe'itlierof'two `positions forseparately` displensing.y either of two liquid supplies' atfwill, in dep ende'nty passages for ,the v liquids leading to the value, and aplurality' of liquid gauges, one connected' 'to each passage'. i

1l. In an urnliaviiig a plurality (it-receptacles for il 1 old i'iig dieijent liquid supplies, a passage comprising twoiiayvali-fe, 'and' independentv passages leading therefrom to the respective 'rec e-ptacles,` jsaidtyvoway Valve having means to'selectively dispense either ofthe twoliquid suppliesatwill, and a plurality voi'liquidgagesLsaid gages 4connectingv the respective passages with" the corresponding receptacles.v

Signed at NewYork city, in thecounty of New `York and State of New York this lth day of April, A. 111922. 'i JQHN G- ,ZOLLEIs 

